BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR-120-24
For release: September 28, 2010
Contact: Megan Harper
541-751-4353
Prescribed Burn Planned on North Spit
Coos Bay, Ore. – The Coos Bay District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to burn
piles of shore pine and other vegetation on the North Spit of Coos Bay on Wednesday,
September 29. Smoke from the burn may impact the Charleston area periodically.
The burn will take place east of Foredune Road and just north of the Army Corps of Engineers’
land near the north jetty. The vegetation being burned was cut over the last year to enhance
western snowy plover habitat on the North Spit.
All burn plans are weather dependent and must be approved under the Oregon Department of
Forestry Smoke Management Plan. The burn may be rescheduled if smoke impacts to the local
community would be too great or current weather forecasts change.
The BLM does not anticipate the need to close any roads or trails on the North Spit, but visitors
are asked to use caution when traveling through the area.
Additional information on the prescribed burn can be found online at:
www.blm.gov/or/resources/fire/prescribedburns/index.php
About BLM
The BLM manages more land – 245 million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National
System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1
billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use mission
is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The
Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy
production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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